The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-07-29
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WARRINGTON, July ~.
One of the most noticeable and re-
markable results of the Democratic adj
ministration is the marvellous boom in
real estate, In certain favored localities
of the Federal city, a movement not
bona fide, but stimulated by the def
Vaccinations ola ring Of landed gam
blers, who are coming fortunes out OF
their shrewd enterprises. Though
strange and startling 1t may seem, be-
lieve IL is nevertheless true, that Presi-
dent Cleveland and one or two members
of his Cabinetare either in this specula-
tive clique or tools of it, for my inform
ant is perfectly trustworthy and seldom
makes q mistake. President Cleveland
has not yet paid for his new home in
this city, it being given to him as an ad-
yertisement and an incentive to pur-
chase by capitalists owning lots in that
vicinity. Mr.. Whitney has reaped a
rich profit from his investment, which
probably amounted to little ofreal value,
by selling his suburban seat, "Grass-
lands" at gain of $75. 900 on his alleged
purchase.
Under recent act of Congress au-
thority was granted for the return to
the rightful owners ofthe famous Twiggs
swords, captured by General Butler, at
New Orleans, in 1852, and the matter
has been referred to the court of claims
by the Secretary of the Treasury. An
English lady who says that Gen. Twiggs
presented her the swords at the time he
escaped from New Orleans. and the ex-
ecutor of the Generals estate both hay
ing filed claims to the historic trophies.
The official ak is beginning to fall on
the devoted heads of the Grand Army
Of the Republic men, the first victim be-
ing Major Chas. E. Belle, special pen
sion examiner, who was gallant Union
veteran, his only offense being criti-
cism IN private conversation of the
Presidents battle flag order. For this
he was summarily dismissed by General
Black, at least such is the supposition,
as the autocratic official declines to give
any reason. Major Behle has appealed
from Gen. Black to Secretary Lamar,
and while the result is awaited with in
terest. doubt if the dreamy Secretary
interferes with the harmonious work
ing of his subordinate's boom for the
vice-presidency. know it to be fact
that the pension bureau is being used
as political agency to advance the de-
signs of the chief in his grand hunt for
the best Office in sight. Facts have
been distorted in the effort to show that
more work than ever, for the same time,
has been done in that office during the
present administration.
The great Pan-Electric scandal is
again brought to the front by DR.. Rog-
ers, who, believing that he was about to
be defrauded, publishes notice forbid
ding the sale of the stock, for which the
brokers are offering $12 per share. In
that publication Rogers bluntly uses the
names of those leading Democratic
lights-Senator Harris, Attorney Gener.
al Garland, Gen. Geo. Johnston and In.
dian Commissioner Atkins. ..t
Since the discovery of Harvey's de.
falcation general and searching inves.
tlgation has been set on foot in the
treasury department, and it is said that
important, if not sensational develop,
ments, may be expected in that quarter
ere long, for it has not been the custom
heretofore to scrutinize the accounts Of
disbursing officers. 1t is really small
wonder that such loose methods has of.
ten led to official crookedness, as in the
eases of Bacon and Harvey. The inter.
state commission has taken emphatic
and important action on the notion Of
the Missouri Pacific railroad to dismiss
the complaint of the wholesale grocers
of st. Louis, as regards the issuing OF
mileage tickets-the corporation urging
that the commission had no jurisdic-
ton, but the latter body declined to take
immediate action until the results OF
the case have been fully discussed. The
commission announced that its purpose
and policy will be to grant full and
prompt hearing to all causes submitted
to its decision, and that dilatory motions
and legal bubbles and technicalities
will not be permitted to unnecessarily
hinder the progress of business.